Financial donation for war heroes’ welfare projects

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Mr Shehan De Silva, Managing Director of the Global Business Outsourcing company, has donated a sum of 15,000 rupees for the use of welfare projects underway to enhance the livelihood of the war heroes who have sacrificed their lives and limbs to safe the motherland. Read the Full Article

Hilton Colombo donates 200 blankets for war heroes

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Chairman of the Hilton Hotel Colombo, Mr Nawaz Rajabdeen, has donated 200 blankets for the use of war heroes yesterday, 27 January. Read the Full Article

Former Mullaittivu Battle Hero Colonel A.F. Laphir Remembered

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Recapture of Mullaittivu township by Sri Lanka Army refreshes memories of brave soldiers who had sacrificed their lives during yesteryear fighting in the same area for the sake of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the country. Read the Full Article

‘No sympathy for LTTE’ says Indian External Affairs Minister

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"India has no sympathy for terrorist organisations, but wants Sri Lanka to ensure that civilians are not victimised in the conflict between the armed forces and the LTTE", the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee was quoted as saying by the Indian news sources. Read the Full Article

‘LTTE responsible for every death in Wanni’ says TULF leader

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Mr. Shehan De Silva, Managing Director of the Global Business Outsourcing company, has donated a sum of 15,000 rupees for the use of welfare Read the Full Article

58 Div troops reach Visuamadu Junction; battles enter last phase at Mullaittivu

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Troops of the 58 Division after hours of fierce fighting that ensued with LTTE have reached the Visuamdu junction, this afternoon (Jan 28). . Read the Full Article

Hoax about dead and injured in Mullaittivu exposed

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An "urgent appeal" doing the rounds in the media and diplomatic circles, UN and relief agencies, and as a widely distributed e-mail message referring to a "Human Catastrophe and Medical Emergency" in the Wanni, reporting the alleged deaths of more than 300 and injury to 1000 in Mullaittivu is found to be a total fabrication. Read the Full Article

58 Div troops reach Visuamadu Junction; battles enter last phase at Mullaittivu

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Troops of the 58 Division after hours of fierce fighting that ensued with LTTE have reached the Visuamdu junction, this afternoon (Jan 28). Read the Full Article

58 Div troops reach Visuamadu Junction; battles enter last phase at Mullaittivu

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Troops of the 58 Division after hours of fierce fighting that ensued with LTTE have reached the Visuamdu junction, this afternoon (Jan 28). Read the Full Article

Troops uncovers heavy vehicles, UNICEF cab and 5 LTTE bodies

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58 Division troops, minutes after they rolled on to Visamadu township Wednesday (28) afternoon were startled to come across a wide assortment of LTTE's heavy and light vehicles, including a UNICEF owned Toyota double cab. Read the Full Article

Troops uncovers heavy vehicles, UNICEF cab and 5 LTTE bodies

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58 Division troops, minutes after they rolled on to Visamadu township Wednesday (28) afternoon were startled to come across a wide assortment of LTTE's heavy and light vehicles, including a UNICEF owned Toyota double cab. Read the Full Article

Head of LTTE in Britain faces terrorism charges

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The head of an LTTE front organisation in Britain has been charged for conspiring to supply military equipment to the LTTE terrorists in Sri Lankan, Wednesday (Jan 28). Read the Full Article

Troops uncovers heavy vehicles, UNICEF cab and 5 LTTE bodies

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The Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights regrets a recent statement made in Geneva by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which fails to note current ground realities in Sri Lanka. Read the Full Article

The naivet‚ of the ICRC in Geneva

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Troops uncovers heavy vehicles, UNICEF cab and 5 LTTE bodies Read the Full Article

6 LTTE bodies uncovered, 8 more killed in Wanni fighting

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Sri Lankan Army, 58 Division troops while engaged in search and clearing operations in general area Visuamadu at the Mullaittivu battlefront have uncovered 6 LTTE bodies and a few vehicles yesterday (Jan 28), according to Wanni military sources. Read the Full Article

LTTE suicide jacket found - Dehiwala

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Residents of the Wasala road, Dehiwala have found an explosive filled jacket worn by LTTE suicide cadres this morning (Jan 29). Read the Full Article

LTTE flee in total disarray, troops capture 152mm artillery gun - Visuamadu

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10 Gajaba Regiment (GR) troops under the command of Major Janaka Uduowita in hot pursuit of LTTE in Mullaittivu have captured a 152mm artillery gun along with... Read the Full Article

LTTE underwater vehicles found - Mullaittivu

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Sri Lanka Army Task Force 3 found an LTTE underwater vehicle along with 3 other smaller underwater vehicles which are still under construction from the Udayarkattukulam area in Mullaittivu this morning (Jan 28). Read the Full Article

LTTE release two UN expatriates; 13 local staff still detained in Wanni

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Two UN expatriates forcibly detained by the LTTE terrorists in Wanni have been released and allowed to return the government controlled areas today (Jan 29), military sources said. Read the Full Article

UNCEF disown vehicles found with its logo - Mullaittivu

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UNICEF in a press release yesterday (Jan 29) said that the Toyota double cab found by the Sri Lanka army in Mullaittivu with UNICEF logo on it , did not belong to the organization. Read the Full Article

Allow free movement to the civilians in 48 hours- President urges LTTE

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His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka has urged the LTTE to allow the civilians held as a human shield in Wanni to go for their safety. Read the Full Article

Army 58 Division gain more ground; LTTE hold continue to recede in Wanni

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Sri Lanka Army 58 Division soldiers thrusting into the remaining LTTE hiding areas stretching from the south of Kilaly lagoon to the A-35 road (Paranthan- Mullaittivu) are making a rapid progress on their march along the west - east axis, reveal battlefield sources. Read the Full Article

Sri Lanka Navy destroys LTTE suicide boat - Mullaittivu

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Sri Lanka Navy attack boats deployed in the Mullaittivu seas have destroyed an LTTE suicide boat around 3 this morning (Jan 30). . Read the Full Article

LTTE sea tiger ‘group leader’ killed in confrontation- Mullaittivu

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Sri Lankan Army, 58 Division infantrymen forced into an LTTE hideout in general area Piramanthalkulama, Mullaittivu, reportedly killing an LTTE sea tiger 'group leader' identified as Arivu, today (Jan 31)at around 12.50p.m. Read the Full Article

DMK flays LTTE for not responding to 48-hour ceasefire

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The Ruling DMK yesterday sharply criticised the LTTE for not responding to the 48-hour ceasefire declared by the Sri Lankan Government in the Vanni region to evacuate civilians caught in the fighting between the Army and the Tigers. Read the Full Article